Today, if parties delete emails or other electronically stored information (ESI) relevant to an action, they might lose their entire case, they might get a mild scolding from the judge, or they might experience anything in between. That will all change with the December 1, 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which add an entirely new sanctions provision. New Rule 37(e) contains a comprehensive scheme for imposing sanctions for the destruction or failure to preserve (that is, “spoliation”) of ESI. http://tmsnrt.rs/1MD8Cl2 http://tmsnrt.rs/1MD8Cl2+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org "The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of laissez-faire, unbridled competition. They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the umbrella of federal regulations." Senator Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978. List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]